Curry scores season-high 45 points

Points came easily for Steph Curry yesterday. Eleven in his first five minutes, 17 before the game was nine minutes old.

"I just wanted to start off the game right," Curry said. "It's obviously weird starting a game at 12:30 (p.m.). You've got to find that energy and something to build momentum, especially early."

He finished with a season-high 45 points without playing the fourth quarter, and the Golden State Warriors ran away from the Los Angeles Clippers 121-105 for their fourth straight victory.

"I knew right away when I got free for a couple of threes in the first quarter and they went down, I got in a rhythm," Curry said. "Beyond that, you just keep your head down and keep shooting and stay aggressive."

Curry took advantage of the guard-depleted Clippers, making 11 of 21 shots, including 8 of 16 3-pointers, going against rookie Juwan Evans and G-League call-up Tyrone Wallace.

In the four games since missing 11 with an ankle injury, Curry has averaged 36 points on 58 per cent shooting, 54 per cent beyond the arc.

'ON FIRE'

"He's been on fire. Maybe the break was good for him," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. "He's been amazing."

Said Curry: "Coming off the injury, obviously, I've got fresh legs, a nice rhythm. I was able to put some good work in the week and a half before I got back on the floor."

The Clippers' Blake Griffin suffered a concussion late in the first quarter when he stumbled driving into the lane from the right wing and hit his head on JaVale McGee's right elbow. Griffin fell to the floor immediately, and remained down for several minutes as team physicians tended to him. He walked off under his own power and went to the locker room.